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Interesting times in Sri Lanka...
We need to cross reference this Veg English curse with the al-Assad curse to deduce the next target...View attachment 92624
Jovenel Moïse was assassinated July 7th 2021,
Shinzo Abe was assassinated July 8th 2022 (July 7th in EST time)
Who's next?
MP who gave Boris Johnson protesters the middle finger promoted to education minister
A Brexit-backing MP who gave Boris Johnson protesters the middle finger after he resigned has been given a job as an education minister.
Andrea Jenkyns, a Johnson loyalist, shouted “wait and see” to crowds who went to watch his resignation.
Her appointment has been met with anger, with people taking to social media to vent their frustration.
"Can’t wait for you teach our children good manners," says critic.
"So an MP, Andrea Jenkyns who sticks her middle finger up at a crowd, is fit to teach their children/grandchildren?" wrote one Twitter user.
A Brexit-backing MP who gave Boris Johnson protesters the middle finger after he resigned has been given a job as an education minister.
Andrea Jenkyns, a Johnson loyalist, shouted “wait and see” to crowds who went to watch his resignation.
Her appointment has been met with anger, with people taking to social media to vent their frustration.
"Can’t wait for you teach our children good manners," says critic.
"So an MP, Andrea Jenkyns who sticks her middle finger up at a crowd, is fit to teach their children/grandchildren?" wrote one Twitter user.
It was obvious that Ukraine would lose in the end - they have neither the manpower nor the equipment to sustain a counter-offensive which is necessary if you want to actually win the war. What was unexpected is how incompetent the Russian military was acting in the first weeks of the war with high casualties and incoherent strategy, which led to many analysts overestimating Ukrainian prowess. It also emboldened NATO to act even more provocatively with invitations for Sweden & Finland, increasing American military presence in the surrounding countries, etc. because they saw that the conventional strength of the Russian military would not be enough to blitz those countries (which was the primary fear) while a long-term war is favorable to NATO.
On the other hand, Russia has been doing unexpectedly well on the economic side of the warfare - it exposed the limitations of Western sanctions and their unwillingness to impose mutually destructive restrictions; the West stealing Russian assets and reserves will inevitably lead to other countries diversifying their holdings while non-USD Western currencies like Euro & Yen will diminish in popularity as they were exposed as merely dollar proxies; Europe was revealed as a colossus on clay legs with their gaping holes in energy security and industry essentially being held hostage by Russia; etc. For example, remember how SWIFT sanctions were touted as essentially "nuclear option" that was supposed to utterly destroy the Russian economy? Well, they were imposed on many Russian banks - does anybody even remember about those SWIFT sanctions now? Turns out that it was yet another case of Western smoke and mirrors with SWIFT being overpropagandized in its importance.
In a way, this war was a blessing in disguise for the rest of the world as it exposed the weaknesses of both Russia and the West. The military strength of Russia was obviously overestimated BUT the same could be said about the Western economic prowess and outreach - many countries are openly refusing to abide by Western sanctions while all the West can do is eat the insult and mumble. Even to the US and its puppets. I expect that many countries will likewise feel more emboldened to pursue an independent foreign policy rather than blindly align with the West out of fear.
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I'm going to put a reminder on July 9th 2023View attachment 92624
Jovenel Moïse was assassinated July 7th 2021,
Shinzo Abe was assassinated July 8th 2022 (July 7th in EST time)
Who's next?
They are just trolling people.